WE ARE TOLD HE HAD BEEN IN DECLINING HEALTH IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. IN DECISION 2013, A RECORD TURNOUT DURING EARLY VOTING IN HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY AS MORE VOTERS PLAN TO HIT THE POLLS FOR TOMORROW'S ELECTION. "LOCAL 2'S" MARY BENTON IS AT THE POLLING LOCATION IN MONTROSE AND SHOWS US WHY VOTERS ARE RESPONDING IN SUCH LARGE NUMBERS. FOR WEEKS REGISTERED VOTERS HAVE SEEN CAMPAIGN LITERATURE JUST LIKE THIS IN THEIR MAILBOXES. THE IMPACT SEEMS TO BE MORE ENTHUSIASM AND HIGHER VOTER TURNOUT. FROM THE PROPOSAL TO SAVE THE ASTRODOME TO A BITTER RACE FOR MAYOR AND SEVERAL PROPOSED STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING PROPOSITION SIX, WHICH WOULD IMPLEMENT A 50-YEAR WATER PLAN, VOTERS ARE RESPONDING BY CASTING THEIR BALLOTS TO MAKE SURE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD. THEY COULD SPEND AN ELECTION WHERE A LOT OF MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT. WHAT YOU SEE IS YOU SEE RESULT OF THE DOLLARS. TELEVISION ADS SPENT WITH STUDIOS, MAIL PIECES THAT HAVE GONE TO HOMES. TURNOUTSET A NEW RECORD WITH MORE THAN 109,000 BALLOTS CAST. POLITICAL CONSULTANT DALLAS JONES ALSO CREDITS THE STATE'S NEW VOTER I.D. LAW FOR INCREASING INTEREST IN THE ELECTION. TURNOUT MAY BE AS HEAVY ON ELECTION DAY. WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN IS AN UPTICK IN PEOPLE VOTING BY MAIL. FOLKS WANT TO GET TO THE POLLS EARLY SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST ELECTION SITE. HERE IN HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF ADRIAN GARCIA AND THE MINISTERS AGAINST CRIME ARE ASKING VOTERS TO APPROVE PROPOSITION ONE. IF PASSES, $70 MILLION IN BONDS WOULD HELP PAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PROCESSING CENTER AND CONSOLIDATE THE CITY AND COUNTY JAIL OPERATIONS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROPOSITION. IT IS A PROPOSITION I BELIEVE SUPPORTS PUBLIC SAFETY BUT ALSO IS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE PROPOSITION. THE HARRIS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE SAYS IT HAS AN ARMY OF POLL WORKERS READY FOR VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY. THE POLLS WILL OPEN AT 7 A.M. TUESDAY MORNING. MARY BENTON, KPRC "LOCAL 2". TOMORROW NIGHT FIND LIVE ELECTION RESULTS ON

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